To enhance the security of its services to customers over the web, the Hostnet that works with web hosting and register domain names. com and. ne t, will stimulate the use of tokens for access to their servers. The system will be used as a protection beyond the conventional passwords with model similar to that used by banks for transactions by internet banking . The company signed a partnership with VeriSign to authenticate and deliver the new device to its users pay for the technology.

The service provider will do the authentication of its customers through the safety net VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP). According to CTO Hostnet Michel Machado, CTO Hostnet, the goal is to provide an extra layer of security through stronger authentication. He points out that the use of token allows access to services is done more safely and will also make life easier for the customer in case of virus contamination.

Machado mentions the case of phishing that is installed on the server the user to gather confidential information and access their accounts to steal the domain, for example. With the authentication scheme, the hoaxers would have the same token to access the account, since only the captured data are insufficient.

The Hostnet has a base of approximately 30,000 customers, including individuals and companies who hire various services such as web hosting, domain registration and applications for virtual office. Today, these users access their accounts by providing your name and password. With the token, they also use dynamic passwords that change every access and make online transactions more secure.

Machado Hostnet reports that will provide tokens to customers who opted for extra protection security. However, they will cost. The executive estimates that the price of the device should be around 20 dollars to those who join the system. The expectation is that most of the 30,000 users adopt the technology.